Coordinate all elements of execution of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (MYP) at Valley High School--the oldest IB program in the western United States.Support students and families from recruitment in 8th grade through graduation from the IB Diploma Program (DP) in 12th grade.Train and support teachers in MYP instructional and assessment practices.Communicate program needs to site and district administration; maintain ongoing collaboration.Work with the DP Coordinator on matters impacting Valleys four-year MYP/DP magnet program; work with the MYP Coordinator at Roy Martin Middle School as our grades 6-8 (Years 1-3) partner school.Spearhead instructional initiatives to ensure the IB approach is implemented with fidelity.Coordinate the IB Personal Project for 10th graders.Gather and analyze data from students and families in order to reflect and best tailor the program to current student needs.Coordinate annual events including the IB Retreat, IB socials, and field trips.Attend CCSD Magnet and Valley Magnet Recruitment events.

Valley High School International Baccalaureate Program - Middle Years ProgramCourse: Humanities, 9th grade

Valley High School• Plan for and teach three preps per year• IB Extended Essay supervisor, advisor of student-run club• Two-time chair of U.S. History PLC (meets daily), monthly participant in CCSD AP PLC for U.S. History• Past service on Multi-Tiered Student Support committee and chair of Teachers Advisory Council• One of two instructional staff members to onboard 2019-2020 new teacher cohort• Currently serving on Professional Development Planning & Implementation Committee• Courses taught include on-level U.S. History, CC (special education co-op) U.S. History, Honors U.S. History, Advanced Placement U.S. History, and IB MYP Humanities• Selected as sole instructor to revive Honors U.S. History program in 2018-2019

Coordinate student involvement in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Personal Project for the approximately 60 10th grade students in Valley High Schools historic IB Program.Plan and implement lessons to support students and keep them on track throughout the process.Organize and delegate teacher supervisory team.Complete these duties in addition to full-time teaching.The Personal Project is a self-directed inquiry with global context. The students spend their entire 10th grade year completing it. It is an IB curriculum requirement.

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Provide quality instruction and a positive learning environment to students in cases of short- and long-term teacher absences.Communicate clearly and warmly with students as well as fellow faculty, support staff, and administrators.Balance needs of individual students with needs of the classroom.In cases of long-term assignments, plan lessons and grade student work.Leave teachers with thorough written recap of instructional progress and student concerns.Experience thus far primarily in middle and high school social studies, English, math, and science classrooms.

Serve as the initial point of contact and friendly face to incoming students and parents upon their arrival to main lobby.Walk new students and parents through intake of information and academic needs assessment.Field phone calls pertaining to scheduling of appointments as well as other assorted inquiries.Report and liaise messages between office manager, tutor staff, students, and parents.Process payments made by cash or personal check.Balance and prioritize the above tasks while continuing productive one-on-one sessions with students.

Working primarily in the areas of Spanish; English language and literature; U.S., European, and world history; algebra 1; biology 1; study skills and organization; and college application preparation, provide additional instruction and support to individual students (grades 2-12) outside of class hours at the Study Hut Tutoring offices.Lead collaborative, subject-specific tutorials of small groups of students during school hours as part of the AVID Program at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.Assess group members’ individual participation and performance, to be factored into AVID course grade.Assist AVID teachers in grading of assignments pertaining to organization and study skills.

Lead collaborative, subject-specific tutorials of small groups of students as part of the 4-year AVID (Achievement Via Individual Determination) Program at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.Assess group members individual participation and performance, to be factored into AVID course grade.Provide written feedback in evaluation of assignments pertaining to organization and study skills.Counsel students one-on-one as needed to craft individualized strategies for academic success and college preparation.Designate daily program for 8-member tutor team at PVPHS.Serve as point of contact among students, tutors, sites AVID program coordinator, and grade level teachers in planning and execution of potential changes to AVID class business.

Track media coverage of past, current, and upcoming exhibitions at the largest art museum in the western United States.Prepare press materials for upcoming exhibits and programming.Assist with blog post research and writing for Unframed, the official LACMA blog.Manage assorted special projects pertaining to press outreach and interaction as well as engagement with the broader public via the museums Facebook page and Twitter account.Staff media events.University of Chicago Jeff Metcalf Fellowship.

Help with assorted projects for Oprah.com. Examples of these include producing page builds for magazine content, revamping/contributing to a database of sources/experts for future written pieces (a project that I spearheaded during my time as an intern), and verifying the accuracy of pages related to gift finder products.

Adapt O, The Oprah Magazine content for use on Oprah.com.Produce a variety of builds (articles, slideshows, blog posts, gift finders, and book finders) for both magazine and original website content.Pitch ideas for original content.Use TeamSite, Harpo Admin Index, and other web-production platforms in the creation of builds and blog posts.Utilize BaseCamp project management site in the coordination of web page production.Maintain basic knowledge of HTML coding.Work collaboratively with Google Docs and XML files.Complete other tasks as needed. Examples of these include contacting PR agents from retailers, publishers, film studios, etc. to obtain image use rights; compiling lists of content ideas for the blog; and creating spreadsheets that map out content from the upcoming issue of the print magazine.University of Chicago Jeff Metcalf Fellowship position with Hearst Magazines.

Responsible for bringing www.collegefashionista.com to the University of Chicago campus as the schools first CollegeFashionista Style Guru (writer/reporter).Write weekly blog posts on street-style fashion in Chicago, IL.Photograph the look for each entry in street-style photography.Promote CollegeFashionista through advertising personal work as well as the work of other Style Gurus via social media outlets.

Assist clients (low-income HIV/AIDS patients seeking no-cost help/referrals) in finding housing, Social Security/benefits, treatment education, nutrition, mental health, etc. services offered at AIDS Project Los Angeles and other nonprofit agencies in a walk-in, face-to-face appointment setting.Track client progress with Millennium Casewatch inter-agency case management database.Work with monolingual Spanish-speaking clients as needed.Field calls from Clientline/Warmline and facilitate telephone Client Contact Program.

Assist in planning of University-wide programming.Design and distribute publicity materials.